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Student protest in Daghestan approaches third week

Students from the Daghestan State Pedagogical University are protesting against acting rector Aslan Radzhabov.

Student protest in Daghestan approaches third week

Students from the Daghestan State Pedagogical University are protesting against acting rector Aslan Radzhabov.

Nalchik residents appeal against construction of business centre

Local residents told OC Media that permission for the building was granted without the required public consultations.

Nalchik residents appeal against construction of business centre

Local residents told OC Media that permission for the building was granted without the required public consultations.

Chechnya and Daghestan suspend border demarcation

The move comes a month after Chechnya ‘unilaterally’ registered parts of Daghestan as within their own territory.

Chechnya and Daghestan suspend border demarcation

The move comes a month after Chechnya ‘unilaterally’ registered parts of Daghestan as within their own territory.

Former police chief and pension fund official accused of financing terrorism in Daghestan

Lawyers for the men say the case is politically motivated and that security forces tortured one into confessing and implicating the other.

Former police chief and pension fund official accused of financing terrorism in Daghestan

Lawyers for the men say the case is politically motivated and that security forces tortured one into confessing and implicating the other.

Men open fire on police in Kabardino-Balkaria in third attack of 2019

This was the third attack on police in the republic since the beginning of 2019, which have resulted in six deaths.

Men open fire on police in Kabardino-Balkaria in third attack of 2019

This was the third attack on police in the republic since the beginning of 2019, which have resulted in six deaths.

200 IDP families occupy buildings in Tbilisi demanding housing

A number of neighbours protested against the IDPs, claiming they were walking on the grass and making them feel unsafe.

200 IDP families occupy buildings in Tbilisi demanding housing

A number of neighbours protested against the IDPs, claiming they were walking on the grass and making them feel unsafe.

Turmoil in Ingushetia as protests re-erupt and interior minister ‘sacked’

Protests again erupted over a controversial land deal with the neighbouring Republic of Chechnya.

Turmoil in Ingushetia as protests re-erupt and interior minister ‘sacked’

Protests again erupted over a controversial land deal with the neighbouring Republic of Chechnya.

Creator of ‘Imamat of Daghestan’ Instagram account detained by FSB

Akhmed Israfilov was detained on extremism charges after repeatedly calling for the cancellation of cultural events in Daghestan.

Creator of ‘Imamat of Daghestan’ Instagram account detained by FSB

Akhmed Israfilov was detained on extremism charges after repeatedly calling for the cancellation of cultural events in Daghestan.

Court in Ingushetia considers ‘falsified’ vote on Chechnya land deal

Six MPs from the Ingush parliament are appealing in court that the vote in parliament approving the deal was fraudulent.

Court in Ingushetia considers ‘falsified’ vote on Chechnya land deal

Six MPs from the Ingush parliament are appealing in court that the vote in parliament approving the deal was fraudulent.

The Caucasus in Human Rights Watch’s 2018 report

Georgia’s drug policy, Armenian elections, the persecution of queer people in Chechnya and Azerbaijan all criticised in HRW’s annual report.

The Caucasus in Human Rights Watch’s 2018 report

Georgia’s drug policy, Armenian elections, the persecution of queer people in Chechnya and Azerbaijan all criticised in HRW’s annual report.